Can you believe this change in scenery? Talk about wrecking my fun!
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Can you believe this change in scenery? Talk about wrecking my fun!
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Since this is off-theme anyway ... there I was, minding my own business ...
I do a little non-commercial art for folks from time to time. This was a contribution to the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department's Rescue Squad No. 7; they took their old piece out of service a month or so ago and replaced it with this giant brute. It looked a bit sterile, so they wanted some nose art. Those guys have always had a coffee pot on for me, so I did some pen-and-ink for 'em in exchange for a Squad 7 T-shirt.
The old rig had an airbrushed buzzard holding a "7" on the side of it, wearing a fire helmet and with a Hurst tool for a tail -- http://www.myfirecompanies.com/detphoto_front.php?photo_id=8699&isalbum=0&album_id=425&h=902&w=570
They wanted a thematic continuation of the buzzard and it needed to incorporate the old squad somehow. This was the old one: http://www.myfirecompanies.com/detphoto_front.php?photo_id=8698&isalbum=0&album_id=425&h=902&w=570
I gave a new one to them on paper, and they found an artist to transfer it to the truck. Great ... except there's a slight difference from one side to the other. It really wrecked it for me when Haifler backed the beast into the station and pointed the mistake out.
An egg sammich to the person who can spot "it":
I do a little non-commercial art for folks from time to time. This was a contribution to the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department's Rescue Squad No. 7; they took their old piece out of service a month or so ago and replaced it with this giant brute. It looked a bit sterile, so they wanted some nose art. Those guys have always had a coffee pot on for me, so I did some pen-and-ink for 'em in exchange for a Squad 7 T-shirt.
The old rig had an airbrushed buzzard holding a "7" on the side of it, wearing a fire helmet and with a Hurst tool for a tail -- http://www.myfirecompanies.com/detphoto_front.php?photo_id=8699&isalbum=0&album_id=425&h=902&w=570
They wanted a thematic continuation of the buzzard and it needed to incorporate the old squad somehow. This was the old one: http://www.myfirecompanies.com/detphoto_front.php?photo_id=8698&isalbum=0&album_id=425&h=902&w=570
I gave a new one to them on paper, and they found an artist to transfer it to the truck. Great ... except there's a slight difference from one side to the other. It really wrecked it for me when Haifler backed the beast into the station and pointed the mistake out.
An egg sammich to the person who can spot "it":
Love the artwork. My only question is why doesn't the hoopty have some artwork?
By the way, nice helmet, now where is my egg sammich????
By the way, nice helmet, now where is my egg sammich????
Yeah, don't no if it's lucky when it's backward.
Okay ... so the line for the egg sammiches will form outside the high school band's booth. How in blazes can the guy PAINTING the number get it backward?
Auuugh! But he's coming out Monday to fix his error. Nose art on the Hoopty was dismissed early on because I couldn't decide what, if anything, was appropriate. I do think it looks pretty cool on a big old bomber like this. I really like where they decided to put it.
Auuugh! But he's coming out Monday to fix his error. Nose art on the Hoopty was dismissed early on because I couldn't decide what, if anything, was appropriate. I do think it looks pretty cool on a big old bomber like this. I really like where they decided to put it.
Hey - I'd like some nose, gut and butt art on my Speedie!
Want it to look like Janus Joplin's '65 Cabrio
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57351475@N00/54633796/
Want it to look like Janus Joplin's '65 Cabrio
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57351475@N00/54633796/
Cory - excellent work! Oops bad link - didn't like (at) ampersand-
http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitfeatured/janis-joplin-porsche
http://www.pbase.com/image/405417
http://www.photographercoach.com/2007/11/15/janis-joplins-porsche/
http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitfeatured/janis-joplin-porsche
http://www.pbase.com/image/405417
http://www.photographercoach.com/2007/11/15/janis-joplins-porsche/
I always never liked that car.
She wouldn't have been caught dead in Elvis' Caddy though, would she?
She wouldn't have been caught dead in Elvis' Caddy though, would she?
Suggestion for car nose art: How about a caricature of Wiley Coyote, bottom half under the front of the car (presumably run over), top half wrapped around and plastered onto hood?
It'd look better than Ol Smokey's Screamin Chicken hood.
It'd look better than Ol Smokey's Screamin Chicken hood.
Sorry Cory, snow is no longer in my vocabulary.....
Vince, I paid the neighbor-kid. He's five. 'Bout time he had a job.
David, I like the way you think. I did a one a while back, when I was on better terms with the guy who did the grunt work on my build. It would be funny, but he wouldn't be amused; doubtless, he'd take it the wrong way.
Nonetheless, you've got me contemplating it ... lol. I think I can draw that old desert dog fairly well.
Here's what I had:
David, I like the way you think. I did a one a while back, when I was on better terms with the guy who did the grunt work on my build. It would be funny, but he wouldn't be amused; doubtless, he'd take it the wrong way.
Nonetheless, you've got me contemplating it ... lol. I think I can draw that old desert dog fairly well.
Here's what I had:
Cory,
Great artwork!
The motto -- "Spirit of the Old. Pride of the New" -- was also the motto of my ship: USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64), an attack aircraft carrier. She now sits decommissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard awaiting the same fate of USS ORISKANY: to be sunk as an artificial reef.
Jim
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Great artwork!
The motto -- "Spirit of the Old. Pride of the New" -- was also the motto of my ship: USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64), an attack aircraft carrier. She now sits decommissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard awaiting the same fate of USS ORISKANY: to be sunk as an artificial reef.
Jim
ProSpyder